Despite coming in 12th in TasteAtlas’ most recent Worst-Rated Dishes in the World, a distinction which sparked lively debate among Thailand’s netizens, vendors have reported no drop in sales of kaeng som.
The sour curry received an average rating of just 2.3 out of 5 from readers at the popular culinary website.
In the wake of the controversy, the Bangkok Post spoke to food vendors, nutritionists and kaeng som enthusiasts, to see if kaeng som really deserves such a measly ranking.
Popular with locals
Despite its unfavourable ranking, vendors have not reported any drop in sales of the sour curry.
This, they say,…
